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caudatus Hansson

Antenna lateral, female.

Head frontal, female.

Vertex, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female.

Thoracic dorsum, female holotype.

Propodeum dorsal, female.

Gaster dorsal, female.

Originally described in

Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, Vol. 82:139.

Diagnosis

Mesoscutum and scutellum golden-green, mesoscutum with raised and strong reticulation, scutellum with engraved and rather strong reticulation; femora metallic bluish-green; tibiae yellowish-white; female gaster long and slender, MM/LG = 0.7, first gastral tergite with round punctures in posterior ½.< /FONT >

Distribution

Costa Rica.

Biology

Unknown.

Similar species in Lucid key

macrocercus, but caudatus with frons with interscrobal area and part just above frontal suture distinctly reticulate, flagellum long, e.g. 1st flagellomere 1.8X as long as wide.

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Depository of primary type

Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INBio), in Costa Rica.